"Hide and Seek (Rankin novel) Hide and Seek is a 1991 crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the second of the Inspector Rebus novels. This novel is not to be confused with James Patterson's 1996 novel Hide and Seek. Detective Inspector John Rebus finds the body of an overdosed drug addict in an Edinburgh squat, laid out cross-like on the floor, between two burned-down candles, with a five-pointed star painted on the wall above. Some of his colleagues are inclined to categorise it as the routine death of a ""junkie"", but Rebus is perturbed by some unusual facts of"
"Ian Rankin Ian James Rankin, (born 28 April 1960) is a Scottish crime writer, best known for his Inspector Rebus novels. Rankin was born in Cardenden, Fife. His father, James, owned a grocery shop, and his mother, Isobel, worked in a school canteen. He was educated at Beath High School, Cowdenbeath. His parents were horrified when he then chose to study literature at university, expecting him to study for a trade. Encouraged by his English teacher, he persisted and graduated in 1982 from the University of Edinburgh, where he also worked on a doctorate on Muriel Spark but did not"
"The Black Book (Rankin novel) The Black Book is a 1993 crime novel by Ian Rankin, the fifth of the Inspector Rebus novels. It is the first book to feature Siobhan Clarke and Morris Gerald Cafferty appears as a main character. It is also the first book where Rebus is based at St Leonards police station. Rebus finds himself with a number of problems on his hands. His wayward brother, Michael, has returned to Edinburgh in need of accommodation - with only the box-room in Rebus's flat available. While out drinking, he meets an old army friend, Deek Torrance, who"
"Author of the Year, 2008 (awarded to Ian Rankin). Exit Music Exit Music is the seventeenth crime novel in the internationally bestselling Inspector Rebus series, written by Ian Rankin. It was published on 6 September 2007. The title was released simultaneously by Rankin himself at the Edinburgh International Book Festival and by a special promotion featured on internet music networking site last.fm, arranged by the publisher to celebrate the theme of music which has run throughout the series. The cover was also revealed on the site. Rankin has mentioned that his character Siobhan Clarke may in some way continue the"
"with BBC Radio Scotland, Rankin corrected his interviewer in the description of ""Exit Music"" as not the last Rebus novel, but Rebus's retirement novel. Rankin expects to revisit the Edinburgh he created in fiction, with Clarke as his central police officer character. In the same interview, Rankin suggests several reasons for his creation's popularity, despite the policeman's unlikeability. First, Rebus is an outsider, and many people can feel as though they do not fit in as well as they think they should; secondly, Rebus is a curmudgeon, and there is a pleasure in such characters; and finally, he does not"
"on any of the Rankin novels. It was entitled ""The First Stone"". Ron Donachie starred as Rebus in BBC Radio 4's dramatizations of ""The Falls"" (2003), ""Resurrection Men"" (2004), ""Black and Blue"" (2008), ""Strip Jack"" (2010), ""The Black Book"" (2012), ""Set in Darkness"" (2014) and ""A Question of Blood"" (2016), having previously played Rebus's Chief Constable in the TV series. A brand new story written for the stage by Ian Rankin and adapted by playwright Rona Munro titled ""Rebus: Long Shadows"" will premiere at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre from 20 September to 6 October 2018 before touring the UK. The"
"containing sketches and coded text, purportedly sent to them by killer himself. In the end, no-one is who they seemed. The Black Book (Rebus) 'The Black Book"" is a 2006 episode of STV's ""Rebus"" television series. It was the first episode broadcast in the show's third season, and starred Ken Stott in the title role. The episode was loosely based on the Ian Rankin novel of the same name. When a murder victim is found at a local landmark, Rebus is reminded of a case from his past. His chief suspect then was Daniel Raeburn, now a respected MSP. Rebus"
"Rebus to resign from the SAS and which spurred a nervous breakdown. Following lobbying from the Army, Rebus was given a position with Lothian and Borders Police in order to recover from the trauma. He went to Summerhall as a detective constable in November 1982 In many of his books Rebus works from the St Leonard's Police Station in Edinburgh. Ian Rankin prefers to leave the physical appearance of his characters to the reader's imagination, although when Rebus is first introduced in ""Knots and Crosses"", we learn that he has brown hair and green eyes, like his brother. His rough"
"just solve cases, he also has the intention of doing some greater good as well. On the 13 December 2009 edition of the BBC Radio Scotland programme Shereen, Rankin admitted that he knows where Rebus is in retirement: working on cold cases at police headquarters as a civilian. Rankin said it was possible that his new character, Inspector Fox, may either bump into Rebus or end up on an investigation that has something to do with a skeleton in Rebus's closet. However, including Rebus in a novel currently would mean that Scottish Television would have the right to produce the"
"Exit Music Exit Music is the seventeenth crime novel in the internationally bestselling Inspector Rebus series, written by Ian Rankin. It was published on 6 September 2007. The title was released simultaneously by Rankin himself at the Edinburgh International Book Festival and by a special promotion featured on internet music networking site last.fm, arranged by the publisher to celebrate the theme of music which has run throughout the series. The cover was also revealed on the site. Rankin has mentioned that his character Siobhan Clarke may in some way continue the franchise. The book is named after the Radiohead song"
"2001. In this there were significant plot differences from the novel. These concern the fate of the missing person, the nature of the relationship between Rebus and his ex-girlfriend, and the character of her husband. Dead Souls (Rankin novel) Dead Souls is a 1999 crime novel by Ian Rankin that features Inspector Rebus. The title refers both to Joy Division's song ""Dead Souls"" and to the 1842 Nikolai Gogol novel ""Dead Souls""; quotes from the latter appear at the beginnings of the two divisions of the book. The novel won the French Grand Prix de Littérature Policière upon its publication"
"The Black Book (Rebus) 'The Black Book"" is a 2006 episode of STV's ""Rebus"" television series. It was the first episode broadcast in the show's third season, and starred Ken Stott in the title role. The episode was loosely based on the Ian Rankin novel of the same name. When a murder victim is found at a local landmark, Rebus is reminded of a case from his past. His chief suspect then was Daniel Raeburn, now a respected MSP. Rebus pursues Raeburn, while his colleagues investigate other lines of enquiry. They are assisted by the eponymous Black Book, a manuscript"
"knocked Brian Holmes out. Although he doesn't have any evidence, he does note that she had a motive after the arguments she'd been having with Brian. In the foreword to ""Rebus: The St Leonard Years"", Rankin says the Elvis-themed restaurant was something he'd seen on holiday in America and transplanted in Edinburgh for the story. The Black Book (Rankin novel) The Black Book is a 1993 crime novel by Ian Rankin, the fifth of the Inspector Rebus novels. It is the first book to feature Siobhan Clarke and Morris Gerald Cafferty appears as a main character. It is also the"
"Ben Dunn's ""Ninja High School"". Comic strips which feature characters aging in real-time include: In the Inspector Rebus series of detective novels (17 as of 2010) by the Scottish writer Ian Rankin, characters age in step with the publication date. Rebus is stated to have been born in 1947; in the 2007 novel ""Exit Music"" he reached 60, and retired. The Mandie series of children's mystery novels by Lois Gladys Leppard are exactly one hundred years from the present real time and ended by the eighteenth year (or one hundred and eighteenth year) of the main protagonist in 2006 at"
"Rebus: Long Shadows Rebus: Long Shadows is a 2018 play written by Ian Rankin and Rona Munro. It is an installment of Rankin's ""Inspector Rebus"" series, written for the stage for the first time. The play received its world premiere at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre on 20 September 2018, before embarking on a UK tour. The rehearsal script playtext was published by Orion in Hardback on 20 September 2018, coinciding with the premiere of the play. The production is directed by Robin Lefevre, designed by Ti Green, lighting designed by Chahine Yavroyan and Simon Bond, composed by Garth McConaghie, assistant"
"play will continue touring the UK in 2019 beginning at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow (29 January to 2 February), New Theatre, Cardiff (4 to 9 February), Cambridge Arts Theatre (11 to 18 February), Theatre Royal, Newcastle (25 February to 2 March) and Theatre Royal, Bath (4 to 9 March). Ron Donachie will take over from Lawson as Rebus, after playing the role in the BBC Radio adaptations of the novels. Rebus: Long Shadows Rebus: Long Shadows is a 2018 play written by Ian Rankin and Rona Munro. It is an installment of Rankin's ""Inspector Rebus"" series, written for the stage"
"Princes Street"" foreword to ""Rebus: The Early Years"", Rankin says this was his second attempt at updating Robert Louis Stevenson's ""Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"" into then-modern Edinburgh (""one reviewer 'got it'""), and with this book he began to like Rebus as a character and thought he could use him as a recurring mouthpiece for stories about his views on Scotland. Hide and Seek (Rankin novel) Hide and Seek is a 1991 crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the second of the Inspector Rebus novels. This novel is not to be confused with James Patterson's 1996 novel Hide and"
"for a while that Rebus himself is unwittingly the killer) and he put Rebus in the same road, Arden Street, that he himself was living in. He states he was shocked to find out later that everyone thought he'd written a crime book, as he was unfamiliar with the genre. Knots and Crosses Knots and Crosses is a 1987 crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the first of the Inspector Rebus novels. It was written while Rankin was a postgraduate student at the University of Edinburgh. In the introduction to this novel, Rankin states that Rebus lives directly opposite"
"Tooth and Nail (novel) Tooth and Nail is a 1992 crime novel by Ian Rankin, originally entitled Wolfman. It is the third of the Inspector Rebus novels. Rebus is drafted in by Scotland Yard to help track down a cannibalistic serial killer called the Wolfman, whose first victim was found in the East End of London's lonely Wolf Street. His London colleague, George Flight, isn't happy at what he sees as interference, and Rebus encounters racial prejudice as well as the usual dangers of trying to catch a vicious killer. When Rebus is offered a psychological profile of the Wolfman"
"and the frequent popular music references and thoughts that Ian Rankin weaves into the stories. However, Rebus' reliance on alcohol is evident and he is often seen drinking in the Oxford Bar. Also, in the television series Rebus is portrayed as being a supporter of Hibernian. This is not found in Ian Rankin's books, he having stated outside the books that Rebus is a Raith Rovers supporter.Rebus's Fife accent is softened as well; in the novel ""Tooth and Nail"", London Metropolitan Police colleagues find it difficult to understand his speech. Alexander Morton played Rebus in a 1999 BBC Radio 4"
"novel, so Rankin admitted that he might hold off on that plot for some time. In 2012, Rebus returned in ""Standing in Another Man's Grave"", where he is indeed working for the police, as a civilian, on cold cases. Rebus also has a chance to rejoin the police as retirement age has been increased. According to Ian Rankin, rights have reverted to him regarding the Rebus character. In 2017 Rankin said initially he aged Rebus in real time but since retirement he has slowed down Rebus aging. Rebus was 40 in the first book ""Knots and Crosses"" (1987) and should,"
"the mystery. The resulting investigation (or investigations) depict a stark, uncompromising picture of Scotland, characterised by corruption, poverty, and organised crime. Along the way, Rebus has to struggle with internal police politics, a struggle exacerbated by his tendency to bend the rules and ignore his superiors. He also has to deal with his own personal issues, which are often directly or indirectly related to the current investigation, risking further friction with his colleagues. Rankin has won critical praise for his elaborate and inventive plots. In particular, the later books have multiple plotlines encompassing dozens of distinctive characters and locations. These"
"therefore, be 70 in 2017; but, in Rankin's mind, Rebus is still in his mid-60s. Plans were afoot in the late 1980s and early '90s to bring Rebus to television in an adaptation of ""Knots and Crosses"" with Leslie Grantham in the lead but this came to nothing. Ian Rankin believes that it was likely they would have made Rebus English or relocated the entire story to London. Rankin has revealed the BBC were also keen to cast Robbie Coltrane as Rebus in a mooted adaptation of the series in the 1990s. Rankin ""smiled a bit"", imagining flashbacks to Rebus's"
"Siobhan Clarke. His longest relationship has been with Patience Aitken which spanned several novels. Either his relationships are improper and unsuitable – with women personally linked to the cases Rebus is working on, or else they find that Rebus is 'married' to his job, and cannot be fully committed to a relationship. In an ""Independent on Sunday"" interview Rankin said that he drew ""some of his inspiration"" for the character from the “sixth Stone”, Ian Stewart. Three of the Inspector Rebus novels are named after Stones albums: ""Black and Blue"", ""Let It Bleed"" and ""Beggars Banquet"". In a 2007 interview"
"him, Ian Rankin's most well known character Inspector John Rebus, is in fact a Hibernian supporter. 0 win, 3 nominations 2 win, 2 nominations 1 win, 4 nominations 0 wins 1 nomination Ken Stott Kenneth Campbell Stott (born 19 October 1954) is a Scottish stage, television and film actor who won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1995 in the play ""Broken Glass"" at Royal National Theatre. He is more recently known for his role as the dwarf Balin in ""The Hobbit"" film trilogy (2012–2014), and as Ian Garrett in the 2014 BBC TV"
"industrialist, Pennen. He also forms a relationship with Stacey Webster, the sister of the second victim. Rebus is determined to uncover the truth, suspecting wrongdoing in high places and a cover-up. However the truth behind the two deaths is revealed to be both simpler and closer to home. The Naming of the Dead (Rebus) ""Rebus"" television series. It was the third episode broadcast in the show's fourth season, and starred Ken Stott in the title role. The episode was based on the Ian Rankin novel of the same name. When a body is found at the site of a top-level"
"immediate than his other novels, but still zinging with wit and his inimitable gift for plot. His richest and most complex work to date"". There are also references in the book to the TV series ""Columbo"", of which Rankin is a fan. The Naming of the Dead The Naming of the Dead is a crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the sixteenth of the Inspector Rebus novels. It is set in Edinburgh in July 2005, in the week of the G8 summit in Gleneagles. An underlying thread throughout the book is that of familial relationships; the book opens with"
"of works of art from the storage facilities of the Tate Gallery by a curator, and their replacement with high quality forgeries to avoid detection of the crime; this also was the theme for the 2008 novel ""Doors Open"". Featured Short Stories: Beggars Banquet (book) Beggars Banquet is the second collection of short stories by crime writer Ian Rankin, which features 21 stories written between 1991 and 2000 and previously published in crime anthologies and magazines. Seven are Inspector Rebus stories. Rankin says in the Introduction ""I tend to write short stories in between books, as a way of getting"
"the new parliament is in his patch. While on a tour of Queensberry House, which is to be incorporated into the new Parliament, a fireplace where legend has it a youth was burned to death is opened up and another, more recent murder victim is found. Then, a prospective MSP called Roddy Grieve is found murdered, and Rebus is expected to find instant answers. Set in Darkness Set in Darkness is a 2000 crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the eleventh of the Inspector Rebus novels. It won the 2005 Grand Prix du Roman Policier (France) under the title"
"area is home to writers Ian Rankin (author of the Inspector Rebus novels), Lin Anderson, Colin Douglas, Alexander McCall Smith (author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novels) and comedian Dylan Moran. J.K. Rowling had her Edinburgh home in Merchiston for many years but is said to have moved to Cramond. Merchiston was also the childhood home of Scotland and British Lions rugby legends Gavin Hastings and Scott Hastings. Also in the area are a number of independent schools including George Watson's College and a Steiner School. On the fringes of the area where it meets Craiglockhart (to the"
"by an attractive woman, it seems too good an opportunity to miss. In the ""Exile on Princes Street"" foreword to ""Rebus: The Early Years"", Rankin says he was living in London at the time of writing and didn't enjoy it, so ""I brought Rebus to London so he could suffer, too"". The original title was ""Wolfman"" but Rankin's American edition editor came up with the title ""Tooth and Nail"", which Rankin ""liked better"" as it kept the early title sequence ([something] & [something]) going. Tooth and Nail (novel) Tooth and Nail is a 1992 crime novel by Ian Rankin, originally"
"provide the real explanation. The script was written by Colin Bateman, and based on a sub-plot in the short story ""Atonement"" written in 2005 for a collection of short stories by Rankin. The First Stone (Rebus) The First Stone is a 2007 episode of STV's ""Rebus"" television series. It was the second episode broadcast in the show's fourth season, and starred Ken Stott in the title role. The episode was based on an Ian Rankin short story. Rebus is called to investigate the murder of a Church of Scotland minister, whose body is discovered during the General Assembly at which"
"Beggars Banquet (book) Beggars Banquet is the second collection of short stories by crime writer Ian Rankin, which features 21 stories written between 1991 and 2000 and previously published in crime anthologies and magazines. Seven are Inspector Rebus stories. Rankin says in the Introduction ""I tend to write short stories in between books, as a way of getting the good Inspector out of my system for a while."" Another, ""A Deep Hole"", was originally set in Edinburgh, but was ""tweaked"" and set in London for a 1999 volume ""London Noir"". The story """"Herbert in Motion"""" is concerned with the theft"